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Open Text Corporation

OTEX
67
Software - Application · Technology
Also trades as: OTEX.TO
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
67
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Strong

Winston Score History

The full picture

Open Text Corporation is a Canadian software company that helps large businesses manage their documents, data, and information. Its main products include tools for storing files, automating business processes, managing cybersecurity, and handling customer communications. It sells primarily to large enterprises and government agencies across industries like banking, healthcare, and manufacturing.

Open Text makes most of its money through software subscriptions and support contracts, which provide steady, recurring revenue. The company operates globally, with customers in North America, Europe, and Asia, and reported a market cap of around $6.1 billion. Its large installed base of enterprise customers and the high cost of switching software systems give it some competitive staying power. However, Open Text carries significant debt from past acquisitions — including its large purchase of Micro Focus in 2023 — and the key challenge ahead is successfully integrating those assets while competing against larger rivals like Microsoft and IBM in the enterprise software market.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+300.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

>+1,000% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

1.7%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$1.0B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

Open Text Corporation grew revenue 300% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
73.7%
Premium pricing power — 73.7% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
20.6%
Excellent — 20.6% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
19.6%
Strong — 19.6% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+76.9%
Fast-growing sales (+76.9% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+173.9%
Earnings growing fast (+173.9% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
161%
Turns 161% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
16.3%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (16.3%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
1.44
Elevated debt (1.44)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
3.31x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.3x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
5.5x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 5.5

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
-0.8
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
4.55%
no trend
Healthy income — 4.55% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+4.0%
no trend
Dividend growing modestly (4.0% YoY)

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